ANS 57.2 PDF

ANS 57.2 – Design Requirements for Light Water Reactor Spent Fuel Storage Facilities at Nuclear Power Plants

This standard presents necessary design requirements for facilities at nuclear power plants for the storage and preparation for shipment of spent fuel from light-water moderated and cooled nuclear power stations. It contains requirements for the design of the following: Fuel storage pool Fuel storage racks Pool makeup, instrumentation and cleanup systems Pool structure and integrity Radiation shielding Residual heat removal Ventilation, filtration and radiation monitoring systems Shipping cask handling and decontamination Building structure and integrity Fire protection and communication